Vote of No Confidence
The members of the Barnstable County Correctional Officers Union (BCCOU), who
represent the dedicated correctional officers of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, held
a vote of “no confidence” of both Sheriff Donna Buckley & Superintendent Ned
McCormick. The union membership unanimously voted they have “no confidence” in both
Sheriff Buckley and Superintendent Ned McCormick.
This vote was conducted based on five (5) ongoing breaches of contract, multiple violations
of past practice, lack of transparency, unsafe working conditions, failure to negotiate in
good faith and a hostile work environment created by the newly hired Superintendent Ned
McCormick.
A major concern among union members is the Sheriffs’ disregard for the Commonwealth’s
spending recommendations. Sheriff Buckley has stated during three separate meetings
with several different union presidents in attendance that she would let the facility close
before she would make any cuts.
Sheriff Buckley has spent ten million ($10,000,000) more in her second year as Sheriff than
her predecessor James Cummings did in his last year as Sheriff. This is an increase of over
thirty-three (33) percent in only two years. For twenty-four (24) years Sheriff Cummings ran
a safe and secure facility while operating within his budget that had nearly twice the inmate
population and eighty more correctional officers employed. Currently, officers who have
dedicated their lives to the department are fearful they will soon be unemployed.
Sheriff Buckley’s newly hired Superintendent Ned McCormick has created a hostile work
environment with department-wide morale at an all-time low. He has made, among other
statements, the following comments to several officers and employees who have
expressed their concerns of his decisions: “If you don’t like it, you can leave”, “I’m not here
to make friends”, “I don’t care what the floor thinks”. Superintendent McCormick’s refusal
to operate the facility without violating union contracts has driven senior staff to choose
early retirement and newly hired employees to seek employment elsewhere. With the
administration’s inability to properly staff the building and the hostile managerial approach
of Superintendent McCormick, officers fear staffing levels are going to worsen and officer
and inmate safety will be compromised.
Given Sheriff Buckley’s disregard for the safety and security of officers, inmates, and
support staff as well as her administration's inability to properly operate the facility within
her approved budget, the BCCOU welcomes further inquiry into all of these ongoing
issues.
Vote of No Confidence
The members of the Barnstable County Correctional Officers Union (BCCOU), who
represent the dedicated correctional officers of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, held
a vote of “no confidence” of both Sheriff Donna Buckley & Superintendent Ned
McCormick. The union membership unanimously voted they have “no confidence” in both
Sheriff Buckley and Superintendent Ned McCormick.
This vote was conducted based on five (5) ongoing breaches of contract, multiple violations
of past practice, lack of transparency, unsafe working conditions, failure to negotiate in
good faith and a hostile work environment created by the newly hired Superintendent Ned
McCormick.
A major concern among union members is the Sheriffs’ disregard for the Commonwealth’s
spending recommendations. Sheriff Buckley has stated during three separate meetings
with several different union presidents in attendance that she would let the facility close
before she would make any cuts.
Sheriff Buckley has spent ten million ($10,000,000) more in her second year as Sheriff than
her predecessor James Cummings did in his last year as Sheriff. This is an increase of over
thirty-three (33) percent in only two years. For twenty-four (24) years Sheriff Cummings ran
a safe and secure facility while operating within his budget that had nearly twice the inmate
population and eighty more correctional officers employed. Currently, officers who have
dedicated their lives to the department are fearful they will soon be unemployed.
Sheriff Buckley’s newly hired Superintendent Ned McCormick has created a hostile work
environment with department-wide morale at an all-time low. He has made, among other
statements, the following comments to several officers and employees who have
expressed their concerns of his decisions: “If you don’t like it, you can leave”, “I’m not here
to make friends”, “I don’t care what the floor thinks”. Superintendent McCormick’s refusal
to operate the facility without violating union contracts has driven senior staff to choose
early retirement and newly hired employees to seek employment elsewhere. With the
administration’s inability to properly staff the building and the hostile managerial approach
of Superintendent McCormick, officers fear staffing levels are going to worsen and officer
and inmate safety will be compromised.
Given Sheriff Buckley’s disregard for the safety and security of officers, inmates, and
support staff as well as her administration's inability to properly operate the facility within
her approved budget, the BCCOU welcomes further inquiry into all of these ongoing
issues.
Vote of No Confidence
The members of the Barnstable County Correctional Officers Union (BCCOU), who
represent the dedicated correctional officers of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, held
a vote of “no confidence” of both Sheriff Donna Buckley & Superintendent Ned
McCormick. The union membership unanimously voted they have “no confidence” in both
Sheriff Buckley and Superintendent Ned McCormick.
This vote was conducted based on five (5) ongoing breaches of contract, multiple violations
of past practice, lack of transparency, unsafe working conditions, failure to negotiate in
good faith and a hostile work environment created by the newly hired Superintendent Ned
McCormick.
A major concern among union members is the Sheriffs’ disregard for the Commonwealth’s
spending recommendations. Sheriff Buckley has stated during three separate meetings
with several different union presidents in attendance that she would let the facility close
before she would make any cuts.
Sheriff Buckley has spent ten million ($10,000,000) more in her second year as Sheriff than
her predecessor James Cummings did in his last year as Sheriff. This is an increase of over
thirty-three (33) percent in only two years. For twenty-four (24) years Sheriff Cummings ran
a safe and secure facility while operating within his budget that had nearly twice the inmate
population and eighty more correctional officers employed. Currently, officers who have
dedicated their lives to the department are fearful they will soon be unemployed.
Sheriff Buckley’s newly hired Superintendent Ned McCormick has created a hostile work
environment with department-wide morale at an all-time low. He has made, among other
statements, the following comments to several officers and employees who have
expressed their concerns of his decisions: “If you don’t like it, you can leave”, “I’m not here
to make friends”, “I don’t care what the floor thinks”. Superintendent McCormick’s refusal
to operate the facility without violating union contracts has driven senior staff to choose
early retirement and newly hired employees to seek employment elsewhere. With the
administration’s inability to properly staff the building and the hostile managerial approach
of Superintendent McCormick, officers fear staffing levels are going to worsen and officer
and inmate safety will be compromised.
Given Sheriff Buckley’s disregard for the safety and security of officers, inmates, and
support staff as well as her administration's inability to properly operate the facility within
her approved budget, the BCCOU welcomes further inquiry into all of these ongoing
issues.